FE was organized under the laws of the State of Ohio in 1996. FE's principal
business is the holding, directly or indirectly, of all of the outstanding
equity of its principal subsidiaries: OE, CEI, TE, Penn (a wholly owned
subsidiary of OE), JCP&L, ME, PN, FESC, FES and its principal subsidiaries (FG
and NG), AE Supply, MP, PE, WP, FET and its principal subsidiaries (ATSI and
TrAIL), and AESC. In addition, FE holds all of the outstanding equity of other
direct subsidiaries including: FirstEnergy Properties, Inc., FEV, FENOC, FELHC,
Inc., GPU Nuclear, Inc., and Allegheny Ventures, Inc.
FE and its subsidiaries are principally involved in the generation, transmission
and distribution of electricity. FirstEnergy's ten utility operating companies
comprise one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, based on
serving six million customers in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.